Oh look Portz is caught hacking again...
Truly hilarious.
And yet we have a few on here taking his word as gospel about our chances of getting Duchene to put pen to paper
Oh look Portz is caught hacking again...
Why would the agent that he fired lie though?Agents never lie. Remember that.
Why would the agent that he fired lie though?
It's very possible that the new agent is playing some type of game, especially since his new agent is Claude Lemiux who is apparently more of a pain in the ass as an agent than he was as a player.My first thought was that either Roslivic himself or his new agent told Portzline. What if he was lied to?
It's very possible that the new agent is playing some type of game, especially since his new agent is Claude Lemiux who is apparently more of a pain in the ass as an agent than he was as a player.
Portzline didn't break a single news in years, remember that.Agents never lie. Remember that.
Do you have a definitive answer from any of your unrestricted free agents that they won’t be signing extensions with you?
I’m not sure we will know that (before July 1), because they hold all the cards. They could say, “I want to see what’s out there because I’ve come this far.” Usually, people don’t want to close doors, because why do that? But at some point, we’re going to make our own decisions. If it doesn’t work, we’ll move on and make plans.
Most people seem resigned to the fact that Bobrovsky and Panarin are leaving, but Duchene was considered more up in the air when the season ended. Any clarity from his camp?
I would think he’d consider us after everything that he’s said, but I don’t really want to get into speculations. We have our own ideas and plans for our team and how everything goes together. We’ll talk about it at the right time. He played well for us. He was a good player. It’s not just a hockey decision. I guess you could say it’s a hockey decision, but what is the price? It’s not just the contract. It’s also a first-round pick (to Ottawa as part of the conditional trade made in February).
Will you have any more talks with Bobrovsky or Panarin to try to persuade them to stay?
We’ve had so many talks. I flew to France last summer to let them know we love them and want them. I’ve talked to them I don’t know how many times. We’d like to keep them and keep them long term.
Do you have a hard date in mind for when you move on from the UFAs and start trying to shape your roster as if they aren’t going to be here?
We’ve had our pro scouts in town this week for meetings. Once we get through this week with the pro scouting, we’ll probably have a better idea. We’re going to look at the full puzzle here this week and start making some decisions on that, where we think our priorities are. I don’t count anybody out. I told Panarin and Bobrovsky, if they’d like to return, we’d like to have them. It’s not a money issue. We’ll pay market value. We realize that’s the price of doing business. If not, we’ll move ahead accordingly.
There are a few teams reportedly looking for help on defense. You’ve put together a pretty deep blue line. Any chance that’s a position you use to acquire help elsewhere on the roster, or perhaps draft picks?
I’m very happy with the depth we have on D. It might be a bit of a problem that we have too many guys who could be and should be top six, but I’ll gladly have that problem.
What’s interesting to me , as the talks in France were supposed to be geared around Panarin , correct ?
What’s interesting to me , as the talks in France were supposed to be geared around Panarin , correct ?
Panarin took the meeting, Bobrovsky didn't.
I'm sorry, and I know the subject has been beat to death, but my god this just reminds me that Jarmo should have dealt him last summer.
1 of the few things I wish Jarmo would have done different.
2. The Blackhawks recently talked to the Columbus Blue Jackets about acquiring defenseman Ryan Murray, according to a league source. As of now, it doesn’t appear a deal is getting done, but that of course could change in the coming weeks.
3. What do we know about Murray? He’ll turn 26 in September. He’s 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds. He’s a left-handed shot. He’s set to become a restricted free agent and can become an unrestricted free agent next year. In Evolving-Hockey’s contract projection model, he’s projected to receive a three-year contract with a $4,146,272 cap hit.
As for his ability, Murray has shown to be a top-pairing defenseman when healthy. This past season he was tied for 29th among defensemen in goals above replacement (GAR), 11th in even-strength GAR and tied for 28th in wins above replacement (WAR), according to Evolving-Hockey. As for on-ice numbers, he had a 50.61 Corsi percentage, 55.24 goals-for percentage (58 goals for and 48 against) and had a 53.71 expected goals-for percentage. He also had a 47.92 offensive zone faceoff starting percentage. He was mostly partnered with Seth Jones and Markus Nutivaara this season.
The one major concern with Murray is injury. He’s struggled to remain healthy for much of his career, playing 320 out of a possible 492 games over the last six seasons. He had last season cut short due to an upper-body injury and played just 56 games and missed the playoffs. The injuries haven’t been the same, so it may just be bad luck.
4. The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline thought the Blue Jackets would be willing to trade Murray and would probably want draft picks in exchange. The Blue Jackets only have third-round and seventh-round picks in the upcoming draft. The Blackhawks aren’t going to part with their No. 3 overall pick, but you would think they’d give up anything else if they were really interested in Murray. The Blackhawks have a second-round pick and two fourth-rounders — maybe a couple draft picks and a couple prospects get the job done, but we’ll see.
No Bob, no playoffs.
That's your opinion, not fact. We'll see this year.
Both, with the CBJ and with Bob.
Should we start to label Portzline rumors.....?
Murray to Chicago for picks: AP: 3
It's an opinion that must be held within the CBJ organization too, given they tried to keep him, tried replace him at least twice in season with Korpisalo yet couldn't, and started him the majority of games including the playoff games.
I get you dislike the guy but if you don't think he was an integral part of our making the playoffs then there is no reason to talk because you're just too jaded.
This is not an Aaron Portzline rumor/report. It is Scott Powers, who covers the Blackhawks.
Goalies are an integral part of any hockey team. Any goalie is an integral part of making the playoffs, or not. The CBJ team of the last 3 years could have made the playoffs with many different goalies, Korpisalo included.
Odd, because I remember reading lots of posts, coincidentally from you, that said the team was winning in spite of Bob when he went through struggles. And when he was playing well, it was because the team was playing well in front of him. When the team was losing, suddenly it became mostly his fault.
Just waiting on you to be consistent.
The issue is that you relate anything 2 goals or less or a win, as "good Bob", and anything 3-4-5+ and a loss, to "bad Bob". Its not black and white like that, or "consistent".
The TEAM (of the last 3 years) wins the VAST majority of time they play "good" (because they're THAT good) and the TEAM loses most of the time they play "bad".
IMO, as goalies go, Bob has had (mmm feels good) very little impact on the teams success. I could (and have) argue, since "playoff Bob"/ and his inconsistency during not just the playoffs, is not a myth, that he's had more impact on the teams LACK of "success".